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Calling All Billionaires for More Media Mergers!

To: All Billionaires - especially media moguls

What: Counter-Protest at the FCC

Where: Outside the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) building, 445 12th Street SW in Washington, DC

When: Friday, March 22, from 3:00-6:00 PM

Why: Protect what's yours - and protect your buddy, FCC Chair Michael Powell!!

Lovies,

Mya Cash, here, with another message from the Billionaires for Bush & Bloomberg - and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Billionaires for More Media Mergers.

Since I have only heard minimal response to my first query about the FCC "counter-protest" on March 22 (see below for a copy of the event announcement), I'm taking that to mean that our cadre of elitist business leaders and wealth advocates are mostly tied up in trade negotiations and merger talks.

But please, if you can get your executive assistants to find a few free moments, respond ASAP to the list or to me, and let me know if there are enough of you interested in bringing the big-money caravan to DC on 3/22/02 to represent the voices of the communications cartel and support our friends at the FCC.

Below is Cliff Tazner's media merger tune, to whet your whistles. We can also sing "Buy Buy WBAI" (formerly "Bye Bye Miss American Pie") which I wrote last year when it seemed likely that we billionaires would succeed in selling off Pacifica stations.

Respond to the Billionaires' list or to my "uppity assistant," Jennifer L. Pozner, director@WIMNonline.org.

Tah, dahlings,

Mya Cash ("Here to remind you that the nightly news is brought to you by Mya Cash, not yours.")

"The Merger Theme Song"

(Sung to the tune of the Brady Bunch Theme Song)

Here's the story of a corporation
That had newspapers every place you go
It also owned a couple cable stations, a movie studio
And then there was another corporation
That controlled all access to the internet
One day these corporate giants formed a merger
got even bigger yet
Now behold they are AOL/Time Warner
Broadcasting all the news upon the hour
Sending all your private correspondence
They know they have the power
The're everywhere, that's on the air
and the FCC doesn't seem to care

Calling all Billionaires for More Media Mergers!

To: All Billionaires - especially media moguls

What: Counter-Protest at the FCC

Where: Outside the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) building, 445 12th Street SW in Washington, DC

When: Friday, March 22, from 3:00-6:00 PM

Why: Protect what's yours - and protect your buddy, FCC Chair Michael Powell!!

Dahlings:

Attached below is information about a rabble-rousing protest against media consolidation and for the public interest, to take place at the FCC on March 22.

Now, Billionaires know full well that media consolidation is one of the key ways we elites maintain our wealth - and that holds true not only for those of us in the broadcasting and publishing industries. By controlling access to information our media companies control the direction and content of journalism and popular culture, a few mega-merged media conglomerates graciously and persistently protect the interests of big business and the free market and further marginalize those fringe protestors who whine so frequently about social inequities.

Isn't it time that we Billionaires for More Media Mergers come out and support the FCC and its chair, Michael Powell, who has called regulations "the oppressor"?

Can any of you fellows in wealth and power make some time in your day planners to come to DC on March 22 to show your love for big media and stand in counter-protest to these do-it-yourself indymedia types, these people who labor under the notion that media should operate on behalf of the public good, not Wall Street profits?

Would anybody like to help organize Billionaires' presence at this event? (The organizers have requested that we show up.) It seems a natural for us. Perhaps we could do a skit with a boardroom and table, where the heads of Disney, GE and Viacom write the scripts for the nightly news? Where label owners decide what outfits several Britney-clones will wear for cookie-cutter videos? Or, we could rewrite an old skit I have on file from last year - the "Millionaire" show spoof, "Who Wants to Work for a Billionaire?" - in which a Billionaire sits in the Regis seat and the contestants are politicians and FCC commissioners, and they receive significant sums for answering "Yes" when Billionaires ask questions about whether they can expect industry-wide deregulation, tax incentives, etc. And, of course, we could sing - in this case, Cliff Tazner's Brady Bunch theme song spoof about media mergers would be most appropriate. ("Here's the story/ of a corporation/ That had newspapers every place you go/ It also owned a couple cable stations/ a movie studio...")

Please post to the Billionaires' list if you are interested in attending - or reply directly to me. I would like to do this only if we have a significant contingent of Billionaires. Will anyone in NYC, DC, Boston, Philly or CT or surrounding areas be interested in sharing the work or getting people to DC on the 22nd? Maybe also doing press releases and follow-up to get media attention focused (as it always it, dahlings) on the pro-business benefits of media mergers and FCC deregulation?

Please respond ASAP so I can tell the organizers whether they can prepare themselves for a rousing "counter-protest."

Remember, the last time we Billionaires made a major showing in DC was for the Presidential Inauguration, where we "counter-protested" those who dared oppose our bought-and-paid for Prez. It was a great success, with great media coverage, to boot. Let's do it again!

Yours for media censorship and financial dominance,

Mya Cash

Broadcasting Billionaire (as always, "here to remind you that the nightly news is brought to you by Mya Cash. Not yours.")

Split-personality moment/also known as:

Jennifer L. Pozner

Executive Director

Women In Media & News (WIMN)

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	Join WIMN’s Words Alert List		Calling All Billionaires for More Media Mergers! To: All Billionaires - especially media moguls What: Counter-Protest at the FCC Where: Outside the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) building, 445 12th Street SW in Washington, DC When: Friday, March 22, from 3:00-6:00 PM Why: Protect what's yours - and protect your buddy, FCC Chair Michael Powell!! Lovies, Mya Cash, here, with another message from the Billionaires for Bush & Bloomberg - and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Billionaires for More Media Mergers. Since I have only heard minimal response to my first query about the FCC "counter-protest" on March 22 (see below for a copy of the event announcement), I'm taking that to mean that our cadre of elitist business leaders and wealth advocates are mostly tied up in trade negotiations and merger talks. But please, if you can get your executive assistants to find a few free moments, respond ASAP to the list or to me, and let me know if there are enough of you interested in bringing the big-money caravan to DC on 3/22/02 to represent the voices of the communications cartel and support our friends at the FCC. Below is Cliff Tazner's media merger tune, to whet your whistles. We can also sing "Buy Buy WBAI" (formerly "Bye Bye Miss American Pie") which I wrote last year when it seemed likely that we billionaires would succeed in selling off Pacifica stations. Respond to the Billionaires' list or to my "uppity assistant," Jennifer L. Pozner, director@WIMNonline.org. Tah, dahlings, Mya Cash ("Here to remind you that the nightly news is brought to you by Mya Cash, not yours.") "The Merger Theme Song" (Sung to the tune of the Brady Bunch Theme Song) Here's the story of a corporation That had newspapers every place you go It also owned a couple cable stations, a movie studio And then there was another corporation That controlled all access to the internet One day these corporate giants formed a merger got even bigger yet Now behold they are AOL/Time Warner Broadcasting all the news upon the hour Sending all your private correspondence They know they have the power The're everywhere, that's on the air and the FCC doesn't seem to care Calling all Billionaires for More Media Mergers! To: All Billionaires - especially media moguls What: Counter-Protest at the FCC Where: Outside the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) building, 445 12th Street SW in Washington, DC When: Friday, March 22, from 3:00-6:00 PM Why: Protect what's yours - and protect your buddy, FCC Chair Michael Powell!! Dahlings: Attached below is information about a rabble-rousing protest against media consolidation and for the public interest, to take place at the FCC on March 22. Now, Billionaires know full well that media consolidation is one of the key ways we elites maintain our wealth - and that holds true not only for those of us in the broadcasting and publishing industries. By controlling access to information our media companies control the direction and content of journalism and popular culture, a few mega-merged media conglomerates graciously and persistently protect the interests of big business and the free market and further marginalize those fringe protestors who whine so frequently about social inequities. Isn't it time that we Billionaires for More Media Mergers come out and support the FCC and its chair, Michael Powell, who has called regulations "the oppressor"? Can any of you fellows in wealth and power make some time in your day planners to come to DC on March 22 to show your love for big media and stand in counter-protest to these do-it-yourself indymedia types, these people who labor under the notion that media should operate on behalf of the public good, not Wall Street profits? Would anybody like to help organize Billionaires' presence at this event? (The organizers have requested that we show up.) It seems a natural for us. Perhaps we could do a skit with a boardroom and table, where the heads of Disney, GE and Viacom write the scripts for the nightly news? Where label owners decide what outfits several Britney-clones will wear for cookie-cutter videos? Or, we could rewrite an old skit I have on file from last year - the "Millionaire" show spoof, "Who Wants to Work for a Billionaire?" - in which a Billionaire sits in the Regis seat and the contestants are politicians and FCC commissioners, and they receive significant sums for answering "Yes" when Billionaires ask questions about whether they can expect industry-wide deregulation, tax incentives, etc. And, of course, we could sing - in this case, Cliff Tazner's Brady Bunch theme song spoof about media mergers would be most appropriate. ("Here's the story/ of a corporation/ That had newspapers every place you go/ It also owned a couple cable stations/ a movie studio...") Please post to the Billionaires' list if you are interested in attending - or reply directly to me. I would like to do this only if we have a significant contingent of Billionaires. Will anyone in NYC, DC, Boston, Philly or CT or surrounding areas be interested in sharing the work or getting people to DC on the 22nd? Maybe also doing press releases and follow-up to get media attention focused (as it always it, dahlings) on the pro-business benefits of media mergers and FCC deregulation? Please respond ASAP so I can tell the organizers whether they can prepare themselves for a rousing "counter-protest." Remember, the last time we Billionaires made a major showing in DC was for the Presidential Inauguration, where we "counter-protested" those who dared oppose our bought-and-paid for Prez. It was a great success, with great media coverage, to boot. Let's do it again! Yours for media censorship and financial dominance, Mya Cash Broadcasting Billionaire (as always, "here to remind you that the nightly news is brought to you by Mya Cash. Not yours.") Split-personality moment/also known as: Jennifer L. Pozner Executive Director Women In Media & News (WIMN) Print this Page